The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #04)

A wealthy general dies in his club, surrounded by fellow veteransand Lord Peter must battle to solve the caseEven the Bellona Clubs most devoted members would never call it lively. Its atmosphere is that of a morgueor, at best, a funeral parlorand on Armistice Day the gloom is only heightened. Veterans of the Great War gather at the Bellona not to hash over old victories, but to stare into their whiskies and complain about old injuries, shrinking pensions, and the lingering effects of shell shock. Though he acts jolly, Lord Peter Wimsey finds the holiday grim. And this Armistice Day, death has come to join the festivities.The aged General Fentimana hero of the Crimean Warexpires sitting up in his favorite chair. Across town, his sister dies on the same day, throwing the Generals half-million-pound inheritance into turmoil. As the nation celebrates and suspicions run riot, Lord Peter must discover what kind of soldier would have the nerve to murder a general.This ebook features an illustrated biography of Dorothy L. Sayers including rare images from the Marion E. Wade Center at Wheaton College. Kindle Collection : mystery The Fifth Book In Dorothy L Sayers' Classic Lord Peter Wimsey Series, Introduced By Detective Fiction Writer Simon Brett - A Must-read For Fans Of Agatha Christie's Poirot And Margery Allingham's Campion Mysteries. 'd. L. Sayers Is One Of The Best Detective Story Writers' Daily Telegraph Lord Peter Wimsey Bent Down Over General Fentiman And Drew The Morning Post Gently Away From The Gnarled Old Hands. Then, With A Quick Jerk, He Lifted The Quiet Figure. It Came Up All Of A Piece, Stiff As A Wooden Doll . . . But How Did The General Die? Who Was The Mysterious Mr X Who Fled When He Was Wanted For Questioning? And Which Of The General's Heirs, Both Members Of The Bellona Club, Is Lying? 'she Brought To The Detective Novel Originality, Intelligence, Energy And Wit.' P. D. James The dignified calm of the Bellona Club is shattered when Lord Wimsey finds General Fentiman dead in his favorite chair. A straight forward death by natural causes? Perhaps ... but why can noone remember seeing the general the day he died? And who is the mysterious Mr Oliver? Lord Peter moves between London and Paris, salon and suburbs, to unfold the intriguing case A Lord Peter Wimsey novel set against the background of an Armistice Day in the 1920s. General Fentiman is found dead at the Bellona Club, but this is not just a case of death from natural causes. A fortune depends on when the General died and one of his heirs - both members of the Club - is lying. On Armistice day, an elderly gentleman is found dead in his chair at his club. The death seems natural enough, but a tricky question of inheritance leads Lord Peter to try to pin the time down more exactly. And the more questions he asks, the more unpleasant things start to seem. General Fentiman is dead, but not from natural causes. Who is the mysterious Mr X who fled when he was wanted for questioning? And which of the General's heirs, both members of the Bellona Club, is lying? Lord Peter Wimsey investigates The classic British detective series featuring amateur sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey.